This is just my means/methods no pushing this over that - different strokes I guess.

I have a MIM Roland Ready Strat (now aka Roland GK Ready), put some Bill Lawrence Noiseless PUPS on it and love it. But I didn’t pay anywhere near current asking prices (of around $899 which you will see is same price as the YRG Lineage!). I use through my original GR-50 (acting only as my GI- 20 interface now. Although the sounds [D110 based] are really nostalgic). I paid around $450 NEW for that guitar a decade ago. Prior to that I used the GR-50 supplied GK 2 interface on my Strats, sold the GK2 when I purchased the RR Strat.


I have the Fishman Triple play and I really like it so far - got it last summer. The only drawback: the need to turn on the PC to use it. The Triple Play can be had for around $400 - and it WORKS very well.

http://www.gizmag.com/review-fishman-tripleplay/32356/

Easy to install on Strat's. Can put it on my Gibson LP's, ES-335, archtops and acoustics (obviously not nylon string guitars) but can't get it to fit Gibson SG. And nothing is permanently altered - no harm to guitar. It is fast becoming my favorite "guitar to MIDI" method when using or needing the PC on anyway. Now if I could just bypass (on demand) the need for a PC. Maybe someone will come up with a USB standalone interface box: USB in to 5 PIN DIN MIDI out with "native Fishman SW - Yes LOTS of kinks to work out: how to host the Fishman SW without a PC OS, maybe hook-up to PC to initially setup and calibrate, etc.)


I have a YRG Gen 2, bought when CHEAP (LESS than $200 on sale), I also have the new larger (aka "radius") neck. The YRG is a fun to play, not too unlike a real guitar in terms of picking and fretting. Yes, it has a toy like whammy and I DO HATE IT, it has plastic knobs that remind you it was built as a game controller, also no fret/string vibrato and no literal string bends, and the body shape is too small for sitting and playing on knee properly (I'm a very big guy). But I DO USE the YRG.

Lots of nights I sit with head phones on and practice scale fingerings, string finger picking and have done serious rhythm/melody input to PC SW, in real time - no issues. Also if you are NEW to MIDI guitar you have a lot fewer issues with false triggers then the clean precise playing REQUIRED by a hex PUP equipped guitar to MIDI solution demands.

Having said that I WILL NOT be buying the YRG Lineage price is too high IMO.


Finally, I have Jam Origins MIDI guitar SW (audio to MIDI ). I got it on a whim to see how well it performs - it's pretty good. It is the least expensive way to get into using "guitar to MIDI" for BOTH OS's (WIN and MAC).

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may14/articles/midi-guitar.htm

Note, IMHO the latency is not as good as above methods, it is "not unusable" just not as "fast" as alluded to in article. You can even try before buy.

Larry



Last edited by Larry Kehl; 02/23/15 07:52 AM.
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